2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 5, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. Shattenkirk had played the previous two seasons for the New York Rangers before being bought out by the team. In the season prior to his buyout, Shattenkirk recorded 2 goals and 26 assists over 76 games.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 14, 2019, the Lightning traded forward Adam Erne to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL draft. Last season Erne skated in 65 games with the Lightning, recording 7 goals and 13 assists. Erne was originally acquired by the Lightning in the second-round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 24, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent forward Patrick Maroon to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Maroon spent the previous season with the St. Louis Blues where he helped them capture their first Stanley Cup championship. Maroon scored 10 goals, and 28 points over 74 games in the regular season. In the playoffs Maroon recorded 3 goals and 7 points in 26 games.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 11, 2019, the Lightning announced their training camp roster for the coming season. The camp is to be divided among three rosters, which are named after Lightning radio and television broadcasters (Rick Peckham, Phil Esposito and Bobby ‘The Chief’ Taylor). Notably absent from the roster was Lightning forward Brayden Point, who was a restricted free agent.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 18, 2019, the Lightning made their first round of training camp roster cuts. The team trimmed their roster of six players to reduce the camp roster down to 56 players. Lightning prospects Gabriel Fortier, Maxim Cajkovic and Quinn Schmeimann were assigned to their junior teams. Eli Zummack, Louis Crevier and Cody Donaghey were released from their tryout agreements.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 20, 2019, the Lightning placed goaltenders Mike Condon and Louis Domingue on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the Syracuse for the upcoming season. Domingue served as the Lightning's backup last season and Condon was acquired in trade of forward Ryan Callahan. The team was rumored to have been trying to trade Domingue all summer, but no trade materialized. Both goaltenders cleared waivers the following day.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 21, 2019, the Lightning made their second round of training camp roster cuts to reduce their roster to 42-players. The forward group cut consisted of Peter Abbandonato, Jimmy Huntington, Boris Katchouk, Alexey Lipanov, Ryan Lohin, Kevin Lynch, Mikhail Shalagin, and Dennis Yan. On defense it was Luc Snuggerud, Oleg Sosunov, Matt Spencer, and Nolan Valleau. Clint Windsor was the sole goaltender cut among the group. This group of players will report to Syracuse for training camp. Additionally, Cory Conacher, Chris Mueller and Spencer Martin were placed on waivers with the purpose of assignment to Syracuse.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 22, 2019, the Lightning made their third round of training cam roster cuts. The team assigned forwards Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Cory Conacher,  Chris Mueller, Otto Somppi and Mitchell Stephens to Syracuse. Defeseman Cal Foote and goaltender Spencer Martin were also assigned to Syracuse. Conacher, Mueller and Martin were assigned due to having cleared waivers. Forward Nolan Foote was assigned to his junior club (Kelowna Rockets). The team also placed Cameron Gaunce, Dominik Masin and Scott Wedgewood on waivers for assignment to Syracuse. All three players cleared waivers the following day.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 23, 2019, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed center Brayden Point to a three-year contract extension with a cap hit valued at $6.75 million annually. Point set career highs last season, recording 41 goals, 92 points and 51 assists. The team also announced that Point would not be medically cleared to play until late October due a procedure he had in the off-season.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 30, 2019, the Lightning made its final training camp roster cuts. The Lightning assigned forwards Danick Martel and Alexander Volkov to the Syracuse Crunch. Defenseman Luke Schenn was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Syracuse. The forwards named to the opening night roster were Anthony Cirelli, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Patrick Maroon, Ondrej Palat, Cedric Paquette, Brayden Point, Gemel Smith, Steven Stamkos, and Carter Verhaeghe. The defensemen named were Erik Cernak, Braydon Coburn, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta, Mikhail Sergachev, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Luke Witkowski. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Curtis McElhinney were the starting and backup goaltenders named to the roster.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only. ‡Traded from Tampa Bay mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Transactions
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Draft picks
Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.


2019–20 Tanzanian Premier League
The 2019–20 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the Vodacom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 55th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 24 August 2019.


2019–20 Tanzanian Premier League
The match between the Young Africans and Simba SC drew an attendance of 58,400, the highest in the league.


2019–20 Tatabánya KC season
The 2019–20 season will be Tatabánya KC's 48th competitive and consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 77th year in existence as a handball club.


2019–20 Tatabánya KC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Taça da Liga
The 2019–20 Taça da Liga was the thirteenth edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Allianz Cup for sponsorship reasons), a football league cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football – the Primeira Liga and the LigaPro. It began on 27 July 2019 and concluded with the final in Braga on 25 January 2020, between Braga and Porto.


2019–20 Taça da Liga
Sporting CP, who had won the previous two titles, were eliminated by Braga in the semi-finals. In a rematch of the 2013 final, Braga defeated Porto 1–0 to earn its second title. Porto lost their fourth consecutive league cup final, after appearances in the 2010, 2013, and 2019 finals.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Format
Ten teams placed 4th–15th in the 2018–19 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) and the two teams promoted to the 2019–20 LigaPro take part in the first round; one-legged ties with no extra-time were played between twelve teams.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Format
In the second round, the six teams advancing from the previous round are joined by the fourteen teams placed 5th–18th in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga, by the three teams promoted to 2019–20 Primeira Liga and the team placed 3rd in the 2018–19 LigaPro. Again, one-legged ties with no extra-time were played between twenty-four teams.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Format
The third round features the twelve teams advancing from the previous round and the four best-placed teams in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that are contested in a single round-robin schedule, with each team playing at least one game at home.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Format
The four group winners qualify for the knockout phase, which features single-legged ties, again with no extra-time being played. The semi-finals and final are played at a neutral venue, set to be in Braga until 2020.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Format, Tiebreakers
In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Format, Tiebreakers
In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner. No extra-time is played.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Teams
Thirty-four teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2019–20 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For teams that were either promoted or related, the final position in the previous league season determines in which round they enter the competition.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, First round
The twelve non-reserve teams competing in the 2019–20 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Twelve teams were paired against each other for six single-legged ties. The draw took place on 5 July 2019, and the matches were played on 27 and 28 July 2019. Games tied at the end of regular time were decided by a penalty shootout with no extra-time being played. The first team drawn in each fixture played at home.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Second round
In the second round, the six first-round winners joined the fourteen teams ranked 5th–18th in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga, the team ranked 3rd in the 2018–19 LigaPro and the three teams promoted to the 2018–19 Primeira Liga. Twenty-four teams were paired against each other for twelve single-legged ties. The draw took place on 5 July 2019, and the matches were played on 3 and 5 August 2019. Games tied at the end of regular time were decided by a penalty shootout with no extra-time being played. The first team drawn in each fixture played at home.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Third round
In the third round, the twelve second-round winners joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2018–19 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Braga (4th). These sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches were be played in a single round-robin schedule, ensuring that each team played at least one match at home.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Third round
For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their league position in the previous season, with the teams participating in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga being seeded higher regardless of any relegation. The draw took place on 3 September 2019, and the matches were played between 25 September and 21 December 2019. The fixtures and match dates were decided by an additional draw.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Knockout phase
The knockout phase was contested as a final-four tournament by the four third-round group winners in one-legged semi-finals and final. All matches were played in a single venue, decided before the competition starts. As in the first and second round, games tied at the end of regular time were decided by a penalty shootout with no extra-time being played.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Knockout phase
The first semi-final was played between the winners of Groups A (Braga) and C (Sporting CP), while the second between Group B (Vitória de Guimarães) and D (Porto) winners. Groups A and B winners (Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, respectively) were designated as the "home" teams (for administrative purposes) in their semi-final clashes as was the winner of the first semi-final in the final. If the team that played at home in the appointed neutral stadium was still in competition, in this case Braga, they would be designated the home team regardless of which group or semi-final they played.


2019–20 Taça da Liga, Knockout phase
All matches were played at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in Braga, with the semi-finals played on 21 and 22 January, and the final on 25 January 2020.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal
The 2019–20 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. A total of 144 clubs entered this edition, including teams from the top three tiers of the Portuguese football league system and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. This was the first season to allow a fourth substitution during extra time.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal
The competition began on 1 September 2019 with the first-round matches and was scheduled to conclude on 24 May 2020 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between top-tier sides Benfica and Porto. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, the final was postponed to 1 August 2020 and was played instead at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, behind closed doors. Porto beat Benfica 2–1 to win their 17th title in the competition and secure the club's eighth double.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal
Primeira Liga side Sporting CP were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by third-tier side Alverca in the third round.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Teams
A total of 144 teams will compete in the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal: 18 teams from Primeira Liga, 16 teams from the LigaPro, 68 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal and 42 teams from the District championships and cups.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Teams, District Championships
Note: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th: final placing in championship; CW/CR: Cup winner or runner-up


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Schedule
All draws are held at the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC±0) from the fourth round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, First round
Times are WEST (UTC+1) (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Second round
The following 21 first-round losing teams were selected to compete in the second round:


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Second round
Times are WEST (UTC+1) (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Final
The final was scheduled to take place on 24 May 2020 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. However, on 10 March, the FPF announced that it would be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Portugal, following the recommendations of the Portuguese government. On 28 April, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa met with the presidents of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal (Benfica, Sporting CP and Porto), the President of the FPF, and the President of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, to discuss the conditions of the return of football competitions in Portugal. Two days later, with the consent of the Ministry of Health, Costa approved the return of the final, with the match being played behind closed doors.


2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Final
On 2 July, it was announced that the final would be played on 1 August at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, behind closed doors.


2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Aaron McKie, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia as a member of the American Athletic Conference.


2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 23–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. As the 3-seed in the AAC Tournament, the Owls lost to sixth-seeded Wichita State in the first round. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost to Belmont in the First Four.


2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The season was head coach Fran Dunphy's final season as Temple head coach. The school announced on April 13, 2018, that he would step down at the end of the 2019 season and that top assistant and former Owls star Aaron McKie would succeed him.


2019–20 Temple Owls men's basketball team, Preseason
In the preseason, Temple was picked to finish seventh in the American Athletic Conference by the league coaches. Senior guard Quinton Rose was picked to the preseason First Team All-AAC while junior guard Nate Pierre-Louis was picked to the preseason Second Team All-AAC.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
The 2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2019–20 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper, entering her first year as head coach, the team play their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
In the December 12 win against Colorado State, junior Rennia Davis scored her 1,000th career point. She finished the night with 1,007, and the 45th Lady Vol to surpass the mark.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
The Lady Vols ended the regular season and received a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament, defeated Missouri in the second round, but lost to Kentucky in the quarterfinals.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Previous season
The 2018–19 team finished the season 19–13, 7–9 for a seventh-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round. At the completion of the season, Holly Warlick was fired as head coach. Harper, who was a point guard during Tennessee's three-peat from 1996 to 1998, was hired as her replacement on April 8, 2019.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019, with Tennessee predicted to finish sixth.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC team
The Lady Vols had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC team, junior guard-forward Rennia Davis, who was selected for second team.


2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2019–20 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team
The 2019–20 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Morehead State in the first round of the OVC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Kentucky. They accepted an invitation to participate in the 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and were set to host a first-round game. However, the CIT was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 9–21 overall, 6–12 during OVC play, and finishing in a four-way tie for seventh place. Since only the top eight teams in the conference qualify for the OVC Tournament, tiebreakers left Tennessee State as the No. 9 seed, preventing them from participating.


2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 8–23 overall, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place and failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 3, 2019, the school announced that head coach Steve Payne had resigned after eight seasons at Tennessee Tech. On April 6, the school hired John Pelphrey, an assistant at Alabama, as the next head coach.


2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
The 2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fifth-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They were set to take on Alabama in the second round of the SEC Tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournamament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Previous season
The Vols finished the 2018-19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 31–6, 15–3 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Kentucky before losing to Auburn in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Colgate and Iowa in the Second Round before being upset by Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen.


2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Offseason, Coaching changes
In April 2019, associate head coach Rob Lanier was hired as the new head coach at Georgia State. Barnes hired Kim English as a replacement later that month.


2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2019–20 Tercera División
The 2019–20 Tercera División is the fourth tier of Spanish football. It began in August 2019 and was supposed to end in late June 2020 with the promotion play-off finals. On 11 March 2020, the season  was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Tercera División
On 6 May 2020, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the premature end of the leagues, revoking all relegations and planning an eventual promotion playoff to be played if possible. Each regional federation would be allowed to plan their own group for the 2020–21 season.


2019–20 Tercera División, Copa del Rey qualification
32 teams qualified for the 2020–21 Copa del Rey: the best teams in each group (excluding reserves) and the 14 best second-placed teams ranked by their points coefficient. Should any second-placed team among these 14 qualify already as the best team in its group, a ranking of third-placed teams would fill the remaining vacants.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
The 2019-20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were coached by first-year head coach Buzz Williams. The Aggies played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 16–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were set to take on Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tournament before losing to Mississippi State.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 15, 2019, the school fired head coach Billy Kennedy after eight seasons. On April 3, the school hired Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams as the team's next head coach.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who enters his seventeenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and in its eighth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 26-8 (12-4 SEC). They lost the SEC Women's Tournament to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament and defeated Wright State and Marquette in the first and second rounds, before losing to Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen for the second-straight year.


2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders, led by ninth-year head coach Willis Wilson, played their home games at American Bank Center, with three games at the Dugan Wellness Center, both of which are in Corpus Christi, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to Northwestern State.


2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Islanders finished the 2018–19 season 14–18 overall, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.


2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by seventh-year head coach Royce Chadwick, and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 17–3 in Southland play to finish in first place. Before they could play in the Southland Women's Tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team, Previous season
The Islanders finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland Women's Tournament, they defeated New Orleans in the first round, Nicholls in the quarterfinals, Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals, before losing a close game to No. 4 seed Abilene Christian, 68–69 in the championship game.


2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team, Media
Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represent the University of Texas at Austin in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Shaka Smart and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, Previous season
The Longhorns finished the 2018–19 season 21–16, 8–10 in Big 12 play play to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Kansas in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2019 National Invitational Tournament as a No. 2 seed. They defeated South Dakota State in the first round, Xavier in the second round and Colorado in the quarterfinals to advance win the Alabama bracket. They advanced to Madison Square Garden where they defeated TCU in the semifinals and Lipscomb in the final to win the program's second-ever NIT Championship (the first was in 1978).


2019–20 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, Offseason, Coaching changes
In April 2019, associate head coach Darrin Horn accepted the position of Northern Kentucky head basketball coach. Smart hired Luke Yaklich as Horn's replacement in May 2019.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's eighth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
The Longhorns finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Previous season
The Longhorns finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, as a 10th seed in the Portland Regional, where they lost to 7th seed Indiana in the first round.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament, but the Coaches poll does.


2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2019–20 media, Television and radio information
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.


2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament. They were set to face Southern in the semifinals until the remainder of the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 24–14 overall, 14–4 in SWAC play, to finish in three-way tie for 3rd place. In the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Southern in the quarterfinals, Alabama State in the semifinals., advancing to the championship game, where they lost to Prairie View A&M. They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated New Orleans in the first round, Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the second round, Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals, before falling to Green Bay in the semifinals.


2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 7th-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament and were set to face South Alabama in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
On September 22, 2020, head coach Danny Kaspar resigned amid allegations of racially insensitive languare used at players. He finished at Texas State with a seven-year record of 119–109.


2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for 2nd place. In the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated South Alabama in the quarterfinals, before falling to Georgia State in the semifinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they were defeated by FIU in the first round.


2019–20 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eight year head coach Zenarae Antoine, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to UT Arlington 50-74. Shortly after being eliminated, the Sun Belt cancelled the remainder of the season, which was followed by the NCAA cancelling all post-season play due to the COVID-19 pandemic


2019–20 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Bobcats predicted to finish in ninth place in the conference.


2019–20 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team
No members of the team were chosen to the preseason team


2019–20 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.


2019–20 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
They finished the season 18–11, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish tied for sixth place. They were scheduled to be the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were also canceled.


2019–20 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team, Media, Television & Radio information
Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.


2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by fourth-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.


2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title with Kansas State. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin, Buffalo, Michigan and Gonzaga to advance to their first Final Four in school history. In the Final Four they defeated Michigan State to advanced to the National Championship Game, which they were defeated by Virginia in overtime. With 31 wins, they finish with most wins in school history.


2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Offseason, Departures
On April 18, 2019 Jarrett Culver announced he would declare for the NBA draft and sign with an agent. On April 18, 2019 Khavon Moore entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal, then on May 16, 2019 announced his decision to transfer to Clemson. On May 11, 2019 Malik Ondigo entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal, then on June 17, 2019 announced his decision to transfer to Rice. On May 15, 2019 Josh Mballa entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal, then on June 7, 2019 announced he was transferring to Buffalo.


2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
Texas Tech added three players, Chris Clarke, T.J. Holyfield, and Joel Ntwambe, as transfers. On May 11, 2019 T.J. Holyfield announced he was transferring in from Stephen F. Austin. On May 15, 2019 Chris Clarke announced he was transferring in from Virginia Tech. On May 26, 2019 Joel Ntwambe announced he was transferring in from UNLV.


2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.


2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by fourth-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 9–7 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the WAC Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vaqueros finished the 2018–19 season 20–17, 9–7 in WAC play to finish in 4th place. In the WAC Tournament, they defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded New Mexico State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they defeated Grambling State in the first round, before losing to Texas Southern in the second round.


2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team
The 2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Duggar Baucom, played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 0–18 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Wofford.


2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. In the SoCon Tournament, they were defeated by Samford in the first round.


2019–20 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2019–20 Third Amateur Football League season was the 70th season of the Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid with four divisions existing in it. The divisions themselves are geographically separated into North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West, covering the football clubs of their respective zones. This is the second season after the reorganization of the Bulgarian football system, which saw the emergence of new competition formats, such as First and Second Professional Football Leagues.


2019–20 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)
The matches were suspended on 13 March 2020 as a result of the  coronavirus pandemic. On 21 April 2020, the Bulgarian Football Union decided that the league will not be completed and the standings prior to the suspension of the fixtures were considered final. The one exception was to constitute the South-West zone where initially a separate playoff was to be held between Minyor Pernik and Septemvri Simitli to determine the group winner, but on 15 May the Bulgarian Football Union decided to promote the team from Pernik directly. No teams were relegated from the Third Amateur Football League, with the exception of teams that were expelled from the league for financial problems.


2019–20 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), Team changes, Club movements between Third League and Second League
The champions of three Third League divisions gained promotion to the 2020–21 Second League: Dobrudzha Dobrich from North-East, Yantra Dabrova from North-West, Minyor Pernik from South-West, Sozopol from South-East group.


2019–20 Tigres UANL (women) season
The 2019–20 season was UANL's third competitive season and third season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.


2019–20 Tigres UANL (women) season
Tigres UANL started the season under new manager Roberto Medina, after Ramón Villa Zevallos left to Guadalajara; Medina previously managed Mexico women's national football senior and U-20 teams.


2019–20 Tigres UANL (women) season
On the first half of the season, UANL classified to the playoffs and reached the Apertura 2019 final, losing against Monterrey in a rematch of the previous tournament final, which Tigres won.


2019–20 Tigres UANL (women) season
For the second half of the season, on 22 May 2020, the Clausura tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; in that moment UANL was ranked first.


2019–20 Tigres UANL season
The 2019–20 Tigres UANL season was the 52st season in the football club's history and the 22st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.


2019–20 Tigres UANL season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 July 2019.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Tigres UANL season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 16 September 2019Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2019–20 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represent the University of Toledo during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by tenth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2019–20 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rockets finished the 2018–19 season 25–8, 13–5 in MAC play to win the MAC West division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost to Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals round. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Xavier.


2019–20 Top 14 season
The 2019–20 Top 14 competition was the 121st French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2018–19 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 (Bayonne and Brive) in place of the two relegated teams, Perpignan and Grenoble. Playing was suspended after the 17th Matchday due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The season was officially cancelled without any winner or relegation/promotion on 6 May.


2019–20 Top 14 season, Competition format
The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide the Champions of France. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.


2019–20 Top 14 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2019–20 Top 14 season, Table
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2019–20 Top 14 season, Relegation
Starting from the 2017–18 season forward, only the 14th placed team will be automatically relegated to Pro D2. The 13th placed team will face the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner of that play-off taking up the final place in Top 14 for the following season.


2019–20 Top 14 season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 Top 14 season, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2019–20 Torino F.C. season
The 2019–20 Torino F.C. season was the club's 109th season of competitive football, 92nd season in the top division of Italian football and 75th season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and, following Milan's exclusion from the competition following their breach of Financial Fair Play regulations, in the UEFA Europa League, starting in the second qualifying round.


2019–20 Torino F.C. season
The season was coach Walter Mazzarri's second full campaign in charge of Torino, after replacing Siniša Mihajlović following his sacking during the 2017–18 season.


2019–20 Torneo Federal A
The 2019–20 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the seventh season of the Torneo Federal A, the regionalised third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams indirectly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA have to play the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the other third tier competition. The champions are promoted to Primera B Nacional. 30 teams competed in the league, 25 returning from the 2018–19 season, one team that was relegated from Primera B Nacional and four teams promoted from the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The regular season began on 1 September 2019 and was expected to end in June 2020.


2019–20 Torneo Federal A
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Argentine Football Association suspended the tournament on 17 March 2020. On 28 April 2020 AFA announced the abandonment of the competition as well as the culmination of the 2019–20 season in all of its leagues, with no clubs promoted or relegated. AFA also announced that a decision on a suitable method for promotion from Torneo Federal A and the other lower tiers would be reached in due time.


2019–20 Torneo Federal A, Format, First stage
The teams were divided into two zones with fifteen teams (a total of 30 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams two times. The top six teams from each zone would qualify for the championship stage.


2019–20 Torneo Federal A, Format, Championship stage
The teams that qualified from the first stage were divided into the same two zones with six teams each, also called Hexagonal Final, where they would be playing in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The winner of each zone would be declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera B Nacional. Also, the best second place team from the two zones would have qualified for a final match against a team from Primera B Metropolitana for a promotion to Primera B Nacional.


2019–20 Torneo Federal A, Format, Relegation
After the first stage, the two bottom teams of each zone would be relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of four teams relegated.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 103rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Maple Leafs advanced to the qualifying round of the playoffs, but lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets in five games.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The season was generally considered disappointing for the Leafs. In the offseason they were predicted to have a strong season and be a major playoff contender. However, they never really lived up to that promise. At the start of the season, John Tavares was named the 25th captain in the history of the Maple Leafs, filling a position that had been vacant since Dion Phaneuf was traded to the Ottawa Senators in February 2016. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly were named alternate captains.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Maple Leafs won their season opener 5–3 against the Ottawa Senators on October 3. Matthews scored two goals, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to score in each of his first four-season openers. Ilya Mikheyev also had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut during the season opener. However, the Leafs would go on to post a disappointing 6-5-3 record for October.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
On November 20, following a six-game skid and only two regulation wins in their past 16 games, the Maple Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock, and replaced him with their AHL affiliation Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe. After the coaching change, the team saw some improvement.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
On February 22, 2020 the Leafs lost a game to the Carolina Hurricanes while David Ayres, a zamboni driver who worked within the Leafs organization, played goal for the Hurricanes after both Hurricane goalies were injured in said game. It was the first time in NHL history that an emergency backup goaltender recorded a win.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
After the NHL was paused in March and resumed in August, the Leafs played the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round (which was unique to the 2020 NHL Playoffs), and lost the best of 5 series in 5 games.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 Points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round in five games.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
(M) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL (X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization (p) Player previously played with another team before being acquired by TorontoBold/italics denotes franchise record.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leafs held on to four of their own seven picks (rounds 2, 3, 4, 5). In January 2019 they had traded away their first round pick along with Carl Grundström to Los Angeles for Jake Muzzin. During last year's draft they traded away this year's 6th round draft pick to Buffalo in exchange for the Sabres' 2018 6th round pick. Finally, before their 7th round pick was made they traded it to St. Louis in exchange for the Blues' 7th round pick in 2020. They acquired an additional two picks this year through various trades.


2019–20 Toronto Raptors season
The 2019–20 Toronto Raptors season was the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Raptors entered the season for the first time in franchise history as the defending NBA champions, following their NBA Finals win over the previous two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in six games. The Raptors had the second best team defensive rating in the NBA.


2019–20 Toronto Raptors season
On March 5, 2020, the Raptors became the second team to clinch a playoff spot by defeating the Golden State Warriors.


2019–20 Toronto Raptors season
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11 after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.


2019–20 Toronto Raptors season
The Raptors faced the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs where they swept the Nets in four games. However, they would go on to lose to the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.


2019–20 Toronto Raptors season
As of 2021, this season marked the last time the Raptors made the playoffs.


2019–20 Toronto Raptors season, Draft
The Raptors only held a second round draft pick. In July 2018 they had traded their first round pick and DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs to obtain Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.


2019–20 Total League season
The 2019–20 Total League season, is the 67th season of the first division of the professional basketball in Luxembourg.


2019–20 Total League season
On 12 March 2020, the National Federation announced all games since that date would be annulled. Etzella is the defending champion.


2019–20 Total League season, Competition format
The regular season consisted in a double-legged round robin tournament where the six first qualified teams advanced to the group for the title, while the other four teams played for avoiding relegation.


2019–20 Total League season, Competition format
In the second stage, all wins from the regular season count for the standings, while the points are reset. The four first qualified teams in the group for the title, advanced to the playoffs, played in a format of best-of-three-games series.


2019–20 Total League season, Competition format
Teams of the relegation group play twice against themselves and twice against the four first qualified teams of the first stage of the Nationale 2. The two worst teams would be relegated.


2019–20 Total League season, Playoffs
Quarterfinals are played in a best-of-three format, while semifinals and finals in a best-of-five (1-1-1-1-1) format.


2019–20 Toto Cup Al
The 2019–20 Toto Cup Al was the 35th season of the third-tier football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 14th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.


2019–20 Toto Cup Al, Format changes
The four clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva) will not take part in the group stage, while the remaining ten clubs were divided into two groups of five clubs. At the end of the group stage each of the group winners will qualify to the semi-finals.


2019–20 Toto Cup Al, Format changes
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv will play (in the 2019 Israel Super Cup match) for a place in one of the semi-finals (meeting the group winner with the fewest points accumulated), while Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva will play for a place in the other semi-final (meeting the group winner with the most points accumulated). All the clubs will participate in classification play-offs.


2019–20 Toto Cup Al, Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A, and the southern clubs allocated to Group B. Each club will play the other clubs once.


2019–20 Toto Cup Al, Group stage
The matches are scheduled to start on 27 July 2019.